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December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

December 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

  • December 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E337 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, the Pentagon's watchdog finds Pete Hegseth's infamous Signal chat put U.S. personnel at risk. As immigration crackdowns begin in new cities, we explore the expanded role Border Patrol agents are playing, far beyond the U.S.-Mexico border. Plus, Congress returns to Washington as Republicans confront issues that expose rifts within the party, including the Epstein files.

  • December 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E336 - 57m 46s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, more details emerge about the deadly U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats as tensions rise across the region. An interview with American Mohammad Ibrahim and his father after the teen spent nine months in an Israeli jail. Plus, music power couple Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are spotlighting giants of contemporary art in a new exhibition drawn from their private collection.

  • December 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    December 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E335 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News Hour, the White House confirms the military fired twice at a single alleged drug boat. The Trump administration decides not to commemorate World AIDS Day for the first time in decades. Plus, with the Supreme Court set to weigh in on the controversial practices of crisis pregnancy centers, we explore their growing role in the anti-abortion movement.

  • November 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E332 - 57m 46s

    Friday on the News Hour, Ukraine's leadership structure gets a shakeup as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top aid resigns in the midst of a corruption scandal, President Trump vows to stop immigration from poorer countries after the fatal National Guard shooting blocks from the White House and we offer tips for holiday shopping on Black Friday in a year when prices are rising.

  • November 26, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 26, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E330 - 57m 46s

    Wednesday on the News Hour, two National Guard members are shot in Washington, sparking a White House lockdown and the president's ire. The push for peace in Ukraine is complicated by a leaked call from the chief White House negotiator. Plus, dozens of women accuse an Army OB-GYN of recording his patients.

  • November 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E329 - 57m 46s

    Tuesday on the News Hour, the Department of Government Efficiency, which aimed to slash budgets under Elon Musk's leadership, takes on a new shape. Food banks nationwide feel the pressure from rising food prices and cutbacks to government benefits. Plus, we speak with Taiwan's deputy foreign minister about fears that U.S. support is waning while the threat from China is rising.

  • November 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    S2025 E328 - 57m 46s

    Monday on the News hour, a judge throws out the DOJ cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Ukraine and European leaders work to revise a peace plan to end the war with Russia as the origins of the plan come under question. Plus, a look at immigration agents arresting migrants at their mandatory court check-ins.

Extras and Features

  • Conservative activist Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Conservative activist Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah

    S2025 E253 - 8m 44s

    One of the nation’s most prominent conservative activists is dead after he was shot during an event. Charlie Kirk, the head of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. Lisa Desjardins reports and Geoff Bennett discusses Kirk's influence with David Weigel.

  • Book explores how misogyny is replicated in AI and new tech: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Book explores how misogyny is replicated in AI and new tech

    S2025 E253 - 7m 33s

    Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are already reshaping the world around us. But how are age-old inequalities showing up in this new digital frontier? In “The New Age of Sexism,” author and feminist activist Laura Bates explores the biases now being replicated everywhere from ChatGPT to the Metaverse. Amna Nawaz sat down with Bates to discuss more.

  • The potential consequences of Israel's strike in Qatar: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The potential consequences of Israel's strike in Qatar

    S2025 E253 - 5m 25s

    The leader of the United Arab Emirates visited Doha to express solidarity with Qatar, one day after an unprecedented Israeli attack on the Gulf nation. Israel's airstrikes that targeted Hamas's political leaders reportedly failed to kill them, but rattled the region. Geoff Bennett discussed the regional ramifications with Marwan Muasher of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

  • How Steph Curry and MLK III are working to unite communities: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Steph Curry and MLK III are working to unite communities

    S2025 E253 - 9m 5s

    Even as racial and economic disparities persist and the Trump administration purges DEI policies in government and at universities, a new partnership aimed at healing racial divides is trying to bring communities across the country together through service. Judy Woodruff spoke with Steph and Ayesha Curry and Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King for her series, America at a Crossroads.

  • News Wrap: White House faces fallout of Trump's Epstein ties: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: White House faces fallout of Trump's Epstein ties

    S2025 E252 - 8m 9s

    In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration is fighting to contain the fallout after House Democrats released Jeffrey Epstein case documents that reference the president by name, Nepal's prime minister resigned amid widespread protests after the government imposed a wide-ranging social media ban and a Russian glide bomb struck a small village in Ukraine, killing at least 24 people.

  • What's in RFK Jr.'s 'MAHA' report – and what's missing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's in RFK Jr.'s 'MAHA' report – and what's missing

    S2025 E252 - 5m 21s

    The Trump Administration released its plan for improving health outcomes and tackling chronic childhood illnesses. The strategy came from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again Commission he oversees. The plan focuses on everything from reducing the consumption of highly processed foods to reviewing vaccines. Lisa Desjardins reports.

  • Israeli strike in Qatar adds volatility to unstable region: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli strike in Qatar adds volatility to unstable region

    S2025 E252 - 11m 39s

    There was a dramatic escalation in an already white-hot Middle East on Tuesday. For the first time, Israel attacked Qatar, a key American regional ally and the mediator of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. The target was a meeting of senior Hamas officials in the capital, Doha. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Mona Yacoubian and David Schenker.

  • MAHA report 'not about actions,' food policy expert says: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    MAHA report 'not about actions,' food policy expert says

    S2025 E252 - 4m 55s

    For a deeper dive into the implications that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again report could have on the U.S. food system, Geoff Bennett spoke with Marion Nestle, one of the nation’s foremost food policy experts and professor emerita at New York University.

  • Brutal murder in N.C. ignites crime, mental health debate: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brutal murder in N.C. ignites crime, mental health debate

    S2025 E252 - 6m 38s

    A brutal murder in Charlotte, North Carolina, claimed the life of a young Ukrainian refugee and has become a rallying cry for Republicans who want to paint Democrats as soft on crime. William Brangham discussed the case and reaction with Alisa Roth, author of "Insane: America's Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness."

  • Dan Brown on his new thriller, 'The Secret of Secrets': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dan Brown on his new thriller, 'The Secret of Secrets'

    S2025 E252 - 8m 28s

    Mysteries and codes, religious rites and scientific formulas. That’s the world of Dan Brown’s thrillers, most famously "The Da Vinci Code," and his latest, "The Secret of Secrets." Secrets and codes are also part of Brown’s own life. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown discovered that during a visit to the author’s home in New Hampshire. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • Revised job numbers raise concerns about economic slowdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Revised job numbers raise concerns about economic slowdown

    S2025 E252 - 6m 28s

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the U.S. job market is much weaker than initially believed. More than 900,000 fewer jobs were added in 2024 and 2025 than previously reported. The BLS issues revisions every year, but this change is the biggest on record and comes after President Trump fired the BLS commissioner after a weak monthly jobs report. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Julia Coronado.

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on promises to religious voters: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on promises to religious voters

    S2025 E251 - 9m 14s

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump making promises to religious voters, Trump denying writing a letter to Jeffrey Epstein, administration officials wearing many different hats and RFK Jr.'s appearance on Capitol Hill.

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    Dec 5

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Dec 5

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Friday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Friday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Friday
    Dec 5

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Dec 6

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Saturday
    Dec 6

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Saturday
    Dec 6

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Monday
    Dec 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Monday
    Dec 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Monday
    Dec 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Monday
    Dec 8

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Tuesday
    Dec 9

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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